The development of the town dates back to the mid-19th century, when the colonial British administration set up a sanatorium and a military depot. Subsequently, extensive tea plantations were established in the region, and tea growers developed hybrids of black tea and created new fermentation techniques. The resultant distinctive Darjeeling tea is internationally recognised and ranks among the most popular of the black teas.

The Darjeeling Himalayan Railway connects the town with the plains and has one of the few steam locomotives still in service in India.

Darjeeling

Darjeeling, my sacred thingDress yourself in meTook a long, long timeFor the night tideTo bring you home to meIf I could have diedIf I could have physically diedOf a broken heartI would haveDarjeeling, my precious thingYou have clipped my wingsTook it all in strideTook the wrong sideMade it all worth whileNever looked outsideNo, I never questionedNever raised my voice to anyoneDarjeelingThe tide is closing over my faceThe sky is vaulting over this placeThis world is far wide to hideI'm weak that wayMy Earl is grayDarjeeling, my painted dreamYou stop everythingDarjeeling, darjeeling

The development of the town dates back to the mid-19th century, when the colonial British administration set up a sanatorium and a military depot. Subsequently, extensive tea plantations were established in the region, and tea growers developed hybrids of black tea and created new fermentation techniques. The resultant distinctive Darjeeling tea is internationally recognised and ranks among the most popular of the black teas.

The Darjeeling Himalayan Railway connects the town with the plains and has one of the few steam locomotives still in service in India.

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SILIGURI. West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee on Monday accused the BJP-led central government of delaying inauguration of Calcutta high court's Jalpaiguri circuit bench ... I will solve the problem of Darjeeling. I want a good Darjeeling," Banerjee, who is on an administrative tour to north Bengal, said ... ....

Six gardens, mainly from Dooars and the Terai region and one from Darjeeling, had made representations before the Tea Board to allow them plucking before February 11, 2019 ... Six of the 446 gardens in Bengal made separate representations for early opening. They are Namring in Darjeeling, Nuxalbari, Oodlabari, Aryaman, Mainak and Kumarika tea estates ... ....

Among them is the prestigious Darjeeling seat, which has provided the BJP with a toehold in the region since 2009, and which no party can hope to win without the Morcha’s endorsement ... not just in Darjeeling&nbsp;but also in Alipurduar, Jalpaiguri and Raiganj,” said an observer....

Five Mishmi takins, aged between seven months and three years, will be sent to Darjeeling zoo on Saturday ... From there they will be taken to Darjeeling zoo as part of an exchange programme whereby Darjeeling Zoo will send two red Pandas - one male and a female of the total 21 - to Berlin next month....

The Tea Board may consider requests made by six Bengal gardens to start plucking leaf and manufacturing tea ahead of the February 11 deadline ... The closure will be in place till February 11 for Bengal and Bihar and February 28 for other states ... They are Namring in Darjeeling, Nuxalbari, Oodlabari, Aryaman, Mainak and Kumarika tea estates ... Tough times ... ....

Darjeeling zoo authorities said they had been trying to bring the animals from the Tierpark in Berlin – Europe’s largest animal adventure park – for almost a year before they finalised on the exchange programme ...Darjeeling zoo will now be the only zoo in India to ......

Five Mishki takins, an endangered species of goat antelope – aged between 7 months and 3 years – will reach Darjeeling early on Saturday on transit from Berlin in Germany as they will be taken to Darjeeling Zoo as part of an exchange programme wherein Darjeeling Zoo will send two red Pandas to Berlin two months later....